PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Barrientos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cruz Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Barrientos
vs
Lopez

172 cm
29
162 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
162 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Barrientos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cruz Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrientos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrientos missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barrientos tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice cross by Barrientos.

It looks like Cruz Lopez has been cut.
Donk. Lopez catches Barrientos right on the button with a cross.
Barrientos throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barrientos.
A jab from Barrientos misses.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Lopez lands a nice looking body kick.
Barrientos connects with a jab.
Barrientos avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrientos avoids a kick to the body.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barrientos.
Barrientos misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barrientos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barrientos.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Barrientos.
No joy there for Barrientos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrientos.
Lopez lands with a straight right. Barrientos didn't see that one coming.
Lopez thumps Barrientos with a low kick.
Barrientos throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Barrientos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Barrientos. Those never looked like landing.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Barrientos.
Lopez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Barrientos.
Lopez lands a glancing blow to the side of Barrientos's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrientos tries a low kick but Lopez avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez avoids the body shot from Barrientos.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Barrientos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barrientos is looking to score with low kicks.
Lopez scores with a jab.
Lopez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barrientos can pounce on him.
Barrientos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lopez thumps Barrientos with a low kick.
Barrientos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barrientos tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice side step and Lopez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Barrientos.
Lopez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopez! But no joy.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Lopez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Barrientos blocks the low kick.
Lopez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barrientos's sensitive parts.
Lopez swings for the body but Barrientos moves out of range.
Lopez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barrientos tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
A nice side step and Lopez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice uppercut there from Barrientos.
Good exchange - Lopez coming out on top.
Lopez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barrientos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lopez.
Barrientos throws out a leg kick but Lopez moves out of range and Barrientos only half commits.
Barrientos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A good leg kick by Lopez.
Lopez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barrientos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Barrientos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barrientos.
Barrientos throws a leg kick which misses Lopez's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopez tries to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Barrientos blocks the low kick.
Barrientos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A solid body kick from Lopez.
Barrientos misses with a body kick.
Lopez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lopez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barrientos tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barrientos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lopez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrientos scores with a hook to the body. Lopez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barrientos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cruz Lopez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cruz Lopez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Barrientos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Lopez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez.
Barrientos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Barrientos just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lopez motions for Barrientos to come forward. Lopez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Lopez coming out on top.
Barrientos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barrientos moves out of range of the body kick.
Shawn Barrientos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barrientos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrientos misses the shot to the body.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barrientos.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lopez, right into the meat.
Barrientos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barrientos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lopez tests Barrientos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barrientos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez scores with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lopez.
Lopez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barrientos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lopez eats them both and turns towards Barrientos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Barrientos throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Lopez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barrientos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A low kick from Barrientos misses
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez sizes up Barrientos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lopez moves out of range as Barrientos throws a body kick.
Lopez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barrientos with a body shot.
Barrientos throws a lazy body kick
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shawn Barrientos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrientos lands with a cross.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barrientos was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrientos throws a low kick but Lopez moves out of range easily.
Barrientos thows a body kick. Lopez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
Barrientos lands a head kick!
Lopez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barrientos will feel that in the morning.
Barrientos misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barrientos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lopez.
Good work by Lopez as he checks the leg kick.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Barrientos.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Barrientos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lopez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lopez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Barrientos misses the shot to the body.
Barrientos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lopez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barrientos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barrientos throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez cracks Barrientos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barrientos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lopez cracks Barrientos with a good jab.
Barrientos tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
Barrientos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barrientos throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Barrientos saw that one coming.
Barrientos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barrientos wants to land a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
Barrientos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lopez finds it's way through Barrientos's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrientos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lopez is able to avoid easily.
Lopez lands a head shot.
Barrientos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barrientos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lopez. That's going to slow Barrientos down.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barrientos.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barrientos.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barrientos manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Barrientos misses
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little jabbing left from Lopez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Barrientos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrientos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lopez thuds his right hand into Barrientos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barrientos swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cruz Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cruz Lopez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

That kick from Lopez tenderised Barrientos's leg. Barrientos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lopez throws a body punch but Barrientos moves out of range.
Barrientos misses the shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopez.
Barrientos throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Barrientos misses.
Lopez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barrientos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barrientos throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lopez. Barrientos shrugs it off though.
Barrientos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrientos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrientos swinging wildly here.
Barrientos just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopez misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
Barrientos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Barrientos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barrientos looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Cruz Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barrientos works over Lopez's head and body with a nice combination.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barrientos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lopez scores with a sloppy right hand. Barrientos should have avoided that one.
Barrientos takes one to the chin there.
Barrientos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lopez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Lopez takes a swing at Barrientos's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Barrientos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lopez.
Lopez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez swings for the body but Barrientos moves out of range.
Lopez throws a wild body kick that Barrientos sees coming a mile off.
A big left from Barrientos misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barrientos under the eye.
Lopez throws a low kick but Barrientos avoids it.
A head kick from Lopez lands but Barrientos takes it in his stride.
Lopez catches Barrientos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barrientos throws a combination. Lopez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lopez lands with a cross.
Barrientos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lopez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barrientos doesn't seem bothered though.
Barrientos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barrientos misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
Barrientos throws a combination that misses
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrientos misses with a hook
and Lopez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lopez jabs Barrientos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barrientos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lopez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barrientos at a distance.
Barrientos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Barrientos avoids it with no problem.
Lopez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lopez throws out a powerful jab.
Barrientos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Lopez.
Barrientos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Lopez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrientos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Barrientos swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez connects with a right hand. Barrientos shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Barrientos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lopez scores with a decent looking hook.
Barrientos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lopez digs a good body shot into Barrientos's ribs.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Barrientos defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Lopez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cruz Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barrientos.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrientos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good work by Lopez as he checks the leg kick.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Barrientos's front leg but catches the back leg as Barrientos tries to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cruz Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lopez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Cruz Lopez!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Cruz Lopez!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Cruz Lopez!

Cruz Lopez wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Cruz Lopez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Shawn Barrientos had this to say: 'I'm just a sexy boy!'.